Category: Science

A decades-old claim linking caregiving stress to risk of death has stuck around, hampering research into its benefits. But caregivers still need support.

A newly discovered platypus-like creature is the largest-known mammal relative from the entire Jurassic period, a new study finds — although it still only weighed

A 1,000-mile-long (1,600 kilometers) Martian cloud that emerges and then quickly disappears from the Red Planet’s sky nearly every day is even weirder than scientists

As the “super” El Niño is predicted to bring heavier storms and flooding to the U.S., experts recommend stocking up on food and other supplies.

The Draconids, one of the year’s most unpredictable meteor showers, will peak this week. Although only a few “shooting stars” are expected, the shower has

Emerging treatments aim to reverse or stall signs of aging in the body and thus cut the risk of age-related diseases. One of those signs

The patient: A 65-year-old woman in Michigan The symptoms: The woman arrived at the emergency room via ambulance and asked to see a psychiatrist for

Amazon Big Deal Days is back, and we’ve found some tempting deals on our favorite stargazing equipment at Amazon. For the next two days (Tuesday

Mpox is an infectious disease caused by a poxvirus, meaning a virus in the same family as smallpox. The infection was formerly known as monkeypox

Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch of

The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?

This artist’s concept depicts a possible explanation for the unusual chemical abundances NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope detected in the HS 0209+0832 system: a second-generation planet

Researchers have observed the strongest candidate yet for a “microblazar” — a dazzling object that has long been predicted to exist but never spotted. Observations

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence that men, women and children were subjected to violence within their communities in ancient Scandinavia — and that these victims were